1/ On the 6529 Squiggles Collection
As most of you know, the 6529 Museum collects "horizontally" in @artblocks_io, meaning across collections, to show the spectrum of output across AB Curated projects.
The historical/curation value of the horizontal view in time will be 🔥
As most of you know, the 6529 Museum collects "horizontally" in @artblocks_io, meaning across collections, to show the spectrum of output across AB Curated projects.
The historical/curation value of the horizontal view in time will be 🔥
2/ It has been, however, a long-standing 6529 Museum goal to have a vertical collection of Chromie Squiggles.
Squiggles are the first, iconic and largest ABC collection, the most memetic and, initially, quite controversial, "you paid what for those squiggly lines?"
Squiggles are the first, iconic and largest ABC collection, the most memetic and, initially, quite controversial, "you paid what for those squiggly lines?"
3/ I don't think you can introduce Art Blocks without introducing the Squiggles
And how can you really give a visitor about to enter the 6529 Museum AB wing an understanding of Squiggles without seeing all the various types?
So off I went on a mission
And how can you really give a visitor about to enter the 6529 Museum AB wing an understanding of Squiggles without seeing all the various types?
So off I went on a mission
4/ The 9 types of squiggles
Normal
Slinky
Fuzzy
Ribbed
Bold
Pipe
HyperRainbow
Full Spectrum
Perfect Spectrum
There are ~9,200 squiggles, but only 20 vertical collections are possible bc only 20 Perfect Spectrums exist and I believe this collection is within the 8 rarest possible
Normal
Slinky
Fuzzy
Ribbed
Bold
Pipe
HyperRainbow
Full Spectrum
Perfect Spectrum
There are ~9,200 squiggles, but only 20 vertical collections are possible bc only 20 Perfect Spectrums exist and I believe this collection is within the 8 rarest possible
5/ In order, the 6529 Squiggles.
My first was a Normal, #8337.
The good old days of 3 months ago when you could get a Normal for 1 ETH and change.
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My first was a Normal, #8337.
The good old days of 3 months ago when you could get a Normal for 1 ETH and change.
opensea.io/assets/0x059ed…
7/ Now we get to the big leagues:
HyperRainbow: The flashy ones, meant to be the top
Full Spectrum: Every color of the spectrum
Perfect Spectrum: Every color in equal amounts
Gonna switch to chronological order here
HyperRainbow: The flashy ones, meant to be the top
Full Spectrum: Every color of the spectrum
Perfect Spectrum: Every color in equal amounts
Gonna switch to chronological order here
8/ My first big NFT purchase was Perfect Spectrum #1862 from the legendary @VonMises14 for 90ETH
It was the ATH by for Chromie Squiggles as the time.
As @VonMises14 said: "Welcome to the deep end of the pool"
It was the ATH by for Chromie Squiggles as the time.
As @VonMises14 said: "Welcome to the deep end of the pool"
9/ It was also the beginning of a wonderful relationship with @VonMises14 across the board in Art Blocks.
Perfect Spectrums are the nerd choice in Chromie Squiggles.
None obvious and flashy like Hypers, they are an IYKYK type choice
Perfect Spectrums are the nerd choice in Chromie Squiggles.
None obvious and flashy like Hypers, they are an IYKYK type choice
11/ Then I went looking for a HyperRainbow and picked up this truly beautiful Squiggle #927 from another AB legend @jdh
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opensea.io/assets/0x059ed…
12/ So now we get to rarity games questions, where I believe all the platforms are incomplete.
There are 123 HyperRainbows, but AB nerds correctly point out that OS does not list the rare variants (e.g. AB Ribbed).
They are right, there are 45 variant HR
On the other hand...
There are 123 HyperRainbows, but AB nerds correctly point out that OS does not list the rare variants (e.g. AB Ribbed).
They are right, there are 45 variant HR
On the other hand...
13/ ...the Art Blocks wiki does not list the rarest variants of all - the 3 Perfect Spectrum variants (of course @VonMises14 has one) and the 5 Full Spectrum variants.
These are the rarest collection types within Chromie Squiggles.
Any vertical that has 1 is top 8 by rarity
These are the rarest collection types within Chromie Squiggles.
Any vertical that has 1 is top 8 by rarity
14/ My theory (personal taste) is that for HyperRainbows I wanted the classic HyperRainbow look (the Normal HyperRainbow).
Whereas Full Spectrum looks to the eye like Perfect Spectrum more or less, so maybe that was a place to look for a variant.
Whereas Full Spectrum looks to the eye like Perfect Spectrum more or less, so maybe that was a place to look for a variant.
15/ Enter the picture @trilldeceased and Chromie Squiggle #6339, a very unusual Squiggle:
a) Ghost
b) Ribbed
c) Perfect Spectrum
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a) Ghost
b) Ribbed
c) Perfect Spectrum
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16/ I asked @trilldeceased if this is one of the Squiggles that moves and he said "yes" and that is why he was going to charge me 485ETH which I thought was pretty fair to get animation. 
17/ @trilldeceased was the original minter of this ultra cool, ultra rare Squiggle so we discussed names.
With that cool green front, "Alien Ghost Squiggle" it is.
With that cool green front, "Alien Ghost Squiggle" it is.
https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain/status/1349895656710791169
18/ So we 🤝
Trill is drinking champagne over in #block-talk and I am drinking beer at home bc he has all my ETH now and I can't afford champagne anymore
But the 6529 Museum has a vertical Squiggle collection to be proud of, one of the 8 rarest in the world so 🥳to all!
Trill is drinking champagne over in #block-talk and I am drinking beer at home bc he has all my ETH now and I can't afford champagne anymore
But the 6529 Museum has a vertical Squiggle collection to be proud of, one of the 8 rarest in the world so 🥳to all!
19/ Here is the squad all together
Look forward to welcome art history students, schoolkids and tourists to 6529 Museum to show them our finest squiggly lines
🙏🙏🙏
Look forward to welcome art history students, schoolkids and tourists to 6529 Museum to show them our finest squiggly lines
🙏🙏🙏
20/ As usual, @VonMises14 is better at counting things than me. There are 7 variant Full Spectrums.
So substitute 7 where I put 5 and 10 where I put 8.
All the rest still the same!
So substitute 7 where I put 5 and 10 where I put 8.
All the rest still the same!
21/ More precision from @VonMises14
"Perfect spectrum is all 256 color hues displayed exactly once, none repeating. End color is ALWAYS N-1 with N as the start color. Full spectrum is within the 1% of perfect so it can either be up to 2.5 color hues short/more of perfect"
"Perfect spectrum is all 256 color hues displayed exactly once, none repeating. End color is ALWAYS N-1 with N as the start color. Full spectrum is within the 1% of perfect so it can either be up to 2.5 color hues short/more of perfect"
22/ I actually knew this text was in my DMs with VM from when he sold me the Perfect Spectrum and I thought about looking for it for this thread, then realized that was like 14,579 DMs ago and gave up before even starting
23/ Read this thread again today and good thing I don't let myself operate heavy machinery late at night while drink beer.
#6339 is a Full Spectrum and ofc @trilldeceased and I both knew that when transacting🤣
Just a typo
#6339 is a Full Spectrum and ofc @trilldeceased and I both knew that when transacting🤣
Just a typo
https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1439332676679372803
24/ So final counts to get the numbers right on the rares, including which ones are in the 6529 collection:
Perfect Spectrum (20 total):
17 Normal ✅
3 Variant
Full Spectrum (40 total):
33 Normal
7 Variant✅
HyperRainbow (123 total):
78 Normal ✅
45 Variant
Perfect Spectrum (20 total):
17 Normal ✅
3 Variant
Full Spectrum (40 total):
33 Normal
7 Variant✅
HyperRainbow (123 total):
78 Normal ✅
45 Variant
25/ So to put the rarity bottlenecks in order
3 Perfect Spectrum Variants
7 Full Spectrum Variants
17 Perfect Spectrum Normals
33 Full Spectrum Normals
45 HyperRainbow Variant
78 HyperRainbow Normals
3 Perfect Spectrum Variants
7 Full Spectrum Variants
17 Perfect Spectrum Normals
33 Full Spectrum Normals
45 HyperRainbow Variant
78 HyperRainbow Normals
26/ Now, practically speaking, I think HyperRainbow variants will probably trade higher than Full Spectrum Normals due to aesthetic reasons.
There are some really cool ones.
There are some really cool ones.
27/ Breaking into Perfect Spectrums though will be really tough.
There will be a few more sales max and they will be locked in.
There are only 20 of them, they are the key to a vertical collection and the hodlers are, beyond 6529/3AC, are basically AB ultra-elite
There will be a few more sales max and they will be locked in.
There are only 20 of them, they are the key to a vertical collection and the hodlers are, beyond 6529/3AC, are basically AB ultra-elite
28/ It is why 2 months ago, when I bought my first expensive squiggle, I went for Perfect Spectrum first, not HyperRainbow.
There are enough HyperRainbows that I figured I could always find one.
Whereas with Perfect Spectrum you have @VonMises14 @jdh etc as counterparties.
There are enough HyperRainbows that I figured I could always find one.
Whereas with Perfect Spectrum you have @VonMises14 @jdh etc as counterparties.
29/ But it gets worse (better), the 3 Perfect Spectrum variants and the 7 Full Spectrum variants are going to be very hard to lift.
Again, only a handful of sales before they go completely unobtainium
Again, only a handful of sales before they go completely unobtainium
30/ Now if you want to go micro-micro-micro rarity, here are the counts by variant type:
Perfect Spectrum Ribbed Variant: 3
Full Spectrum Ribbed Variant: 3
HyperRainbow Pipe Variant: 4
Full Spectrum Bold Variant: 5
And only 1 of those above is an Alien Ghost 👽👻
Perfect Spectrum Ribbed Variant: 3
Full Spectrum Ribbed Variant: 3
HyperRainbow Pipe Variant: 4
Full Spectrum Bold Variant: 5
And only 1 of those above is an Alien Ghost 👽👻
31/ The full breakdown down of HyperRainbow variants, courtesy of @banterlytics.
I did not count myself which is probably best for everyone given last night's 'counting' performance
I did not count myself which is probably best for everyone given last night's 'counting' performance
32/ It is underappreciated how relatively rare the rare Chromie Squiggles are
We are all very excited about "Storms" in Fragments because they are quite rare and they are 17/1024.
Perfect Spectrums are 20/~9200 (~ape rare)
Variant PS and FS are 10/~9200 (~alien rare)
We are all very excited about "Storms" in Fragments because they are quite rare and they are 17/1024.
Perfect Spectrums are 20/~9200 (~ape rare)
Variant PS and FS are 10/~9200 (~alien rare)
33/ HyperRainbows look like they have pretty decent sized numbers (123), but if scaled to the size of a typical AB drop, it is the equivalent of 15 so relatively as rare as Storms in Fragments.
They are say Zombies from a rarity perspective.
Also they are aesthetically great
They are say Zombies from a rarity perspective.
Also they are aesthetically great
34/ Now @banterlytics is yelling at me in DMs that there are 19 Storms. He is right of course, but he does not know that this was a galaxy-brain tweet, because 6529 has 2 Storms, so there are really only 17
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https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1439495800908886019
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